Tears

Friend or Enemy?

Ilana Ross | Posted 05.08.2012

Ilana Ross

My best friend Michaela and I didn't realize we were best friends until junior year when I rowed from Tangier to Spain to visit her, and save her from...

Why Crying Is Good For You

Mike Robbins | Posted 04.03.2012

Mike Robbins

One of the many things tears can do is remind us of our humanness, our vulnerability, our connection to one another and to things much bigger than the specific circumstances we are facing.

Have We Forgotten How To Cry?

Rabbi David Wolpe | Posted 12.07.2011

Rabbi David Wolpe

On Yom Kippur in traditional synagogues people would weep. They would beat their chests as tears streamed down their faces. But for many to display genuine feeling in public is an embarrassment.

Woman Cries Tears Shaped Like Crocodiles

Mark C. Miller | Posted 10.17.2011

Mark C. Miller

To weep crocodile tears is to pretend a sorrow that one does not in fact feel, but the term has nearly the opposite meaning to Roberta Thorpe.

Tears Turn Men Off But Fail To Make Them Care

Lisa Kirchner | Posted 11.17.2011

Lisa Kirchner

Last week's gushingly reported study, "Researchers Show Women's Tears Turn Men Off!" felt like another nail in the coffin of civilization.

Blessed Are Those Who Mourn: A Christian Understanding Of Grief

Eric Simpson | Posted 05.25.2011

Eric Simpson

Grief and even weeping are not shameful, but are necessary for healing and expressing authentic human empathy and emotion.

The Significance of John Boehner's Tears

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

Danny Groner

Over the past week, people have been debating John Boehner's emotions, not his motions. The expected next Speaker of the House has become known for his crying.

Try These 7 Tricks For Instant Calm

health.com | Posted 11.17.2011

If you get easily stressed over the holidays then you should try some of our easy ways to relax, refresh, and re-energize this month....

Jake and Vienna Interview: Pathetic and Eye-Opening

The Stir | Posted 05.25.2011

The Stir

We can learn a lot from their failed relationship. Here's how to avoid turning a typical fight into a monumental argument that will lead to a break-up.

Julia Lira, Child Carnival Queen, Cries During First Samba Parade In Rio

Posted 05.25.2011

(AP) RIO DE JANEIRO - She was cheered by legions of Carnival fans, but 7-year-old Julia Lira, the youngest drum corps queen in memory at Rio's lavish ...

7 Reasons Why Crying Is Good for You - DivineCaroline

divinecaroline.com | Posted 11.17.2011

Tears are just one of many miracles we taken them for granted every day. Here are seven ways tears heal us physiologically, psychologically, and spiri...

Women Cry For 16 Months Of Their Lives, Study Says

Telegraph | Posted 11.17.2011

Researchers found that between birth and the age of 78 a woman will cry for more than 12,000 hours, for reasons including hunger as a baby to falling ...

Tears Demystified: Why Humans Cry

DivineCaroline | Allison Ford | Posted 11.17.2011

Crying is an emotional reaction that's completely unique to humans. Our capacity for complex thoughts and feelings means that we can cry whether we're...

What Makes You Cry... Besides the Obama Inauguration?

Rob Kall | Posted 11.17.2011

Rob Kall

I've been thinking about the tears of joy, that feeling of choking up, the chill up the back of the neck, of sympathy and empathy, for a few decades.

On Barack Obama: To Dream a Little

Dan Agin | Posted 05.25.2011

Dan Agin

Even now, after a pail of ice water has been dumped on his head, Bush is doing his utmost to govern for the few by destroying as many protective regulations as he can.

Friday Talking Points [52] -- What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Chris Weigant

I started blogging over two years ago. That is to say, right about the time the 2008 presidential campaign began. OK, that's a bit of an exaggeration...